All Films

Same Blood

2004 • 11 min • France

Ted hangs out on the river banks where he lives his homosexuality in secret. One night his brother's gang shows up for some gay bashing. Shocked by the violence of his brother, Ted decides to confront him...

Alexander the Great - The man behind the Legend

2004 • 53 min • United States of America

More than 2,000 years after he conquered the known world, Alexander the Great continues to fascinate. But what personal demons fueled Alexander's unquenchable thirst for danger, fame and conquest? Discover the astonishing truth in Beyond the Movie Alexander the Great. Discover how tactical battlefield savvy and reckless bravado made Alexander the most formidable warrior-leader of all time. Learn why his ferociously loyal men venerated Alexander, then finally, some say, conspired in his still controversial death. Brought stunningly to life with powerful re-creations and in-depth academic insights , it's a journey behind the mists and myths of history that reveals the real Alexander the Great as never before.

Mideast Report

2004 • 43 min • Japan

Interviews about Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in Iraq collected from Middle Eastern intellectuals, cultural figures, and Palestinians living in refugee camps in March 2004.

What The

2004 • 7 min • United Kingdom

On television, everyone can hear you scream.

$100 and a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

2004 • 51 min

A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of zines, the resources and community available for zine makers, and the future of zines. Interviews with about 70 zine makers, ex-zine makers, and readers from the northwest. Featuring footage of the Portland Zine Symposium, a zine bicycle tour of Portland, and activities bringing zine culture to life. Music by J Church and Defiance, Ohio.

Scerbanenco Noir

2004 • 25 min • Italy

A short documentary exploring the life and work of writer Giorgio Scerbanenco.

Diary of a Teenage Nudist

2004 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Documentary from the point of view of a now 18 year old girl who grew up in a nudist club.

Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards

2004 • 60 min • United States of America, United Kingdom

The documentary investigates the phenomenon of Qaddafi's elite female bodyguard corps and the tensions these women embody: tensions between Islam, modernisation in a nomadic society, a militarist feminism and an urban dictatorship.

Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple

2004 • 7 min • China

In 2004, Liang Xuan produced a flash short film which was the prototype of the animated film Da Yu Hai Tang, which won the DIGIID Award of Intel 2004 China Digital Festival.

This Is the House That Jack Built

2004 • 7 min • Russia, United States of America

What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

The Wiggles: Top of the Tots

2004 • 51 min • Australia

It's show time with The Wiggles! The chart-topping Aussies star in Top of the Tots, singing and dancing on the bandstand in the hottest variety show in town! And they've invited Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur to wiggle along as they meet a fireman, a dentist, an airline pilot and more! Brand-new show stopping music, endless energy and lots of enthusiastic wiggling - now, that's entertainment!

New Year's Adventure of Two Brothers

2004 • 17 min • Russia

An animated film about an instructive story that happened to two brothers on New Year's Eve.

Brazilian Bukowski

2004 • 15 min • Brazil

Cuban crisis analyzed from the perspective of a decadent filmmaker and his hot neighbor arrived in poetic-philosophical interludes. One of the first films to imply the mastery of the collectivist identity of Timóteo Pinto. Petter Baiestorf's homage to all film festivals in Brazil in the true story of Coffin Souza and his miserable life full of disappointments and, at times, some almost joyful joys.

Snow Maiden

2004 • 26 min • Russia

The tale of the Snow Maiden is well-known, as are its numerous traditional arrangements. However, this version is somewhat different, as is the play by A.N. Ostrovsky, which served as the basis for the film.

Iceland

2004 • 13 min • Iceland

an unforgettable journey across the Icelandic landscape as mixing live action and pixilation to produce an enchanting, timeless short film. Shot on Kodachrome Super 8mm in western, northern, eastern and southen Iceland including interior Iceland in late summer 2004. Dedicated to Buddy King Leiser.

The Bunny Project

2004 • 3 min • Canada

Can an eight-year-old boy dressed as a bunny change the world? He thinks he can.

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

2004 • 27 min • United States of America

Does your parent's car have new dents or nicks? Does mentally reviewing the trip ahead of time help you when driving? When should a senior relinquish the keys or when should someone step in and remove them? The Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers provides the tools you need in order to recognize, understand and confront these issues with deliberation and care.

Sounds Good to Me: Remastering 'The Sting'

2004 • 7 min

A low-rent sound designer re-dubs 'The Sting' for its 30th anniversary release.

John and Michael

2004 • 10 min • Canada

A gentle tale of love told in halting words. A film about healing after profound loss. John and Michael pays homage to two men with Down's syndrome who shared an intimate and profoundly loving relationship that deeply affected the filmmaker. Animated with clay backlit on glass, the film shimmers like stained glass in motion. Narrator Brian Davis, also intellectually challenged, brings the men alive with great sensitivity. The audience shares in the various emotions that infuse their everyday living. John and Michael, by its artistry, rises above society's traditional ideas around disability, sexuality and death. When the heart is touched, differences melt. Love is what defines humanity.

White on Blue

2004 • 20 min • Lithuania

A small seaside resort on the coast. A young girl lives here with her mother, who keeps breaking out in tears ever since the father left the family.

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

2004 • 55 min

FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant has closed down; the other — a sea of high rises in the South China boomtown of Shenzhen. The connection between American job losses and soaring Chinese exports? Wal-Mart. For Wal-Mart, China has become the cheapest, most reliable production platform in the world, the source of up to $25 billion in annual imports that help the company deliver everyday low prices to 100 million customers a week. But while some economists credit Wal-Mart’s single-minded focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living here at home.

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

2004 • 22 min • United States of America

A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".

When There's no More Room in Hell

2004 • 31 min • Italy

Documentary about the making of the European version of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead".

Million Dollar Moment

2004 • 9 min • United States of America

Channeling the Gary Cooper/Patricia Neel version of Ayn Rand‘s Fountainhead, David Kramer tells the story of his accidental “big break” in the art world.